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Electric utility company Florida Power & Light has signed on as the official solar energy provider of the FIA Formula E race in downtown Miami. The sponsorship deal for the first electric car race held in the U.S. was announced on Monday. Andretti Sports Marketing, organizer of the Miami ePrix, ...

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Infrastructure for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games "will receive funding" of A$156M ($146M) in the federal budget, according to the AAP. The event is "expected to be one of the world's major sporting events in 2018." In partnership with the Queensland Government and the Gold Coast City Counci ...

F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone has "cast doubt over the future of the British Grand Prix due to uncertainty about the ownership of Silverstone, the historic race track in England which hosts the race," according to Christian Sylt for FORBES. Silverstone is owned by the British Racing Drivers' Club, a grou ...

Austrian Football Bundesliga club Rapid Vienna has "appointed Stabag as their stadium construction partner." The club "has not yet confirmed that it will be building a new stadium, as issues such as funding and naming rights sponsorship still remain unresolved" ( SOCCEREX, 5/8 ). ... Int'l Cycling ...

The main stadium to be used during this year’s Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea opened on Wednesday, "about four months ahead of the start of the multi-sport competition," according to YONHAP. The Incheon Asiad Main Stadium "will host the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as athletics ...

The Estadio das Dunas staged its third World Cup test event on Saturday, with ABC defeating America-RN 2-0. The tests carried out by the Brazil 2014 Organizing Committee revealed that the stadium is all but ready for the tournament, which gets under way on June 12. In all, 10 operational areas were ...

The Johor FA will have "a new stadium on a man-made island" next year in Johor Baru, Malaysia, according to Mohd Farhaan Shah of THE STAR. JFA President Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim announced on Tuesday that "the new 50,000-capacity stadium is being constructed by Country Garden, which is one of JFA& ...

Bundesliga side FC Schalke and German brewery Veltins "have reached an agreement to extend their stadium naming-rights deal," according to Friedhelm Pothoff of DER WESTEN. Schalke Marketing Dir Alexander Jobst said that the contract has been extended past '15. Jobst: "We've negotiated for 15 months ...

Singapore Sports Hub sponsor Great Eastern "would have been pleased to hear" Sports Hub CEO Philippe Delavaud "give assurances that the 35-hectare venue, and its crown jewel the 55,000-capacity National Stadium will open on time," according to Shamir Osman of the NEW PAPER. Issues with the stadium's ...

Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund and city officials have "in principal reached an agreement over the sale of the Stadium Rote Erde," according to Volmerich & Krampe of DER WESTEN. However, they "have not yet agreed on a purchase price." In addition, the future of track and field events at the s ...

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen "is all set to open a state-of-the-art academy in Dubai in October with India earmarked as his second destination, which will also support disadvantaged kids," according to the PTI. Pietersen said, “It’s going to start in October in Dubai. The v ...